Lacquers, films, artificial masses, and the like



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WILHELM PUNGS AND KARL EISENMANN, F LUDWIGSI-IAFEN-ON-THE-RHINE, GER- MANY, ASSIGNORS TO I. G. FARIBENINDUSTRIE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OF FRANK- FORT-ON-THE-MAIN, GERMANY, A CORPORATION OF GERMANY LACQUERS, FILMS, ARTIFICIAL MASSES, AND THE LIKE No Drawing. Application filed April 19, 1928, Serial. N'o. 271,401, and in Germany May 21, 1927.

This invention relates to improvements in pared with the lacquers is thereby increased the manufacture of lacquers, films, artificial and, in contrast to the usual .nitrocellulose masses and the like, which are hereinafter resin lacquers, they possess a considerable referred to for the sake of brevity as plastic power of withstanding liquid hydrocarbons,

masses and solutions thereof. such as benzine or benzene.

The production of lacquers by mixing cel- The lacquers may be applied by spraying, lulose ester and especially nitrocellulose lacdipping or brushing, and they. may also be quers with a solution of the resinous conmixed with coloring agents and/or fillers densation roducts obtained by condensing and/or plasticizing agents such as phthalic 10 urea and ormaldehyde, is already known. esters or triaryl phosphates. Owing to their 1:-

Unless, however, the urea formaldehyde conresistance to hydrocarbons, they are particudensation products be mixed with at least a larly suitable as lacquers for motor cars. double quantity of cellulose ester, the coat- The lacquer solutions may also be treated, in ings furnished by the resulting solutions have any suitable apparatus and in any known and Various drawbacks, such as a certain brittlesuitable manner,for the preparation of artiness, poor adhesion to the substratum, and ficial masses of celluloid character, concenimperfect resistance to water. trated solutions being preferably employed JV e have now found that these drawbacks for this purpose. Partlcularly suitable solare removed, if the urea-formaldehyde convents for these lacquers comprise mixtures densation products, obtainable for example, of lower aliphatic alcohols, especially n-butyl (.3 by condensation of dimethylol urea in organic and isobutyl alcohol, and their acetic esters. solvents, be brought into association, in the Hydrocarbons may also be added asdiluents. presence of solvents, with considerable quan- The following examples will further illustities of nitrocellulose, and also with vegetrate the nature of the said invention, which table oils, in particular castor oil, which have however is not limited thereto. The parts '1;

previously been treated with oxidizing gases are by weight. at an elevated temperature, for example from 170 to 180 centigrade. The coatings fur- Ilished y q r prepared in this manner 7 5 parts of a33 per cent solution in 1sobutyl 1 3o fulfill all quir m n pe t Of laS- alcohol of aurea formaldehyde condensation a;

ticity, adhesion and fastness to light and waproduct, prepared for example, by condensate ve w e t e c a n equal amou ts of tion of dimethylol urea in the 1sobutyl alcourea formaldehy e condensation products hol, are mixed with a solution of 25 parts of and nitrocellulose, or even still smaller pronitro-cellulose and 20 parts of castor o l,

35 portions of the latter. The amount of the which has been previously treated with air C3 pretreated vegetable oil to be added depends at from 17 0 to 180 centrlgrade, in 125 parts on the desired hardness and elasticity of the 0f isobutyl acetate and 125 parts of n-butyl lacquer coating. The nitrocellulose may also alcohol. Thorough stirringproduces a clear, be partially replaced by high grade natural viscous lacquer. For apphcation to a sub- Example 1 .40 reslns, such as copals, or by artificial resins. stratum by spraying, the lacquer may be C5 It is possible, according to this invention, diluted with a solvent or mixtures of solvents,

t5 increase the relative proportion of urea consisting for example of parts of ethyl formaldehyde condensation products in the alcohol, lOO'parts of ethyl, acetate, parts lacquer without the said drawbacks resultof-isobutyl acetate, partsof1sobutylalco- 45 ing. The gloss of the coatings or films prehol and 100 parts of benzene. When sprayed 90 on glass, metal, wood and the like, the lacquer furnishes clear, elastic coatings with a high gloss.

E wample 52 ,450 parts of a urea formaldehyde condensation product, contained in 900 parts of nparts of the solvent mixture described in Example 1, and also furnishes smooth and highly adherent coatings withhigh gloss.

Example 3 50 parts of a 60 per cent solution in ethyl alcohol of a formaldehyde-urea condensation product, obtainable by condensation of dimethylolurea, are mixed with parts of nitrocellulose and parts of tricresyl phosphate and thoroughly kneaded at to 7 0 Centigrade to a homogeneous mass in a suitable kneading machine. A solution of 20 parts of castor oil which has been pretreated with air at 170 centigrade, in 30 parts of ethyl alcohol is thereupon added and the mixture kneaded, the temperature being maintained, until the mass again becomes homogeneous. I The temperature is thereupon raised to about 100 centigrade and the alcohol driven off, while still kneading.

The mass is then rolled out to slabs or sheets between hot rollers, or it is molded in a hot press. Filling materials such as asbestos or talcum may be incorporated with the said masses in any stage of their manufacture whereby they attain a higher solidity.

What we claim is:

1. As new compositions artificial masses comprising nitro-cellulose, a condensation product of urea and formaldehyde, and castor oil which has been pretreated with an oxidizing gas at an elevated temperature.

2. As new compositions artificial massescomprising nitro-cellulose, a condensation product of urea and formaldehyde, and castor oil which has been pretreated with an oxidizing gas at an elevated temperature, together with an organic solvent.

3. As new compositions artificial masses comprising nitro-cellulose, a condensation product of urea and formaldehyde, a resin and castor oil which has-been pretreated with an oxidizing gas at an elevated temperature.

4. -As new compositions lacquers comprising nitro-cellulose, a condensation product of urea and formaldehyde, castor oil which has been treated with air at from 170 to 180 C., a resin, butyl acetate and butyl alcohol.

5. An' artificial mass comprising nitroformaldehyde, castor oil which has been pretreated with an oxidizing gas at an elevated temperature and a tri-aryl phosphate.

6. A composition of matter comprising nitrocellulose, a condensation product of urea and formaldehyde in an amount at least equal to the amount of nitrocellulose present, castor oil which has been pretreated at an elevated temperature with an oxidizing gas and butyl alcohol.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WILHELM PUNGS. 3 KARL EISENMANN; f 

